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Elements of a Dystopian Novel

intense or extreme social control (with emphasis on the negative effects of the control)

satires or makes fun of a utopian society

concerned with politics and culture

offers a warning of what will happen under certain circumstances

author examines "poverty, squalor, or oppression"

elements of control and lack of freedoms

restricted information

humanity taken away (dehumanized)

illustion of a utopia or perfect world

Elements of a Dystopian Hero:

helps the reader to understand the problems with the society

discovers secret, restricted, or hidden information which causes them to act

feels trapped or isolated physically and/or socially

takes a risk or is a rebel

insider to their society

End of the World Literature

Utopia: the perfect society; an imangined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. This genre of literature explores social and political structure.

Dystopia: an imperfect society; an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. This genre of literature explores social and political structure.

Apocalypse/Post-Apocalypse: This genre deals with the threat to civilization after a world altering disaster such as nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, etc and how humans overcome the event.

Ectopian: a world that revolves around environmental conservation or destruction.